We need the real you
We need the real you
We need the real you
And nothing else will do
No, no
We need the real you
We need the real you
We need the real you
And nothing else will do

Hmmm. What’s the best way to word this
Courage takes heart. You’re sharing enough sherbet
Mm, No. But if we reverse it, I bet
Sure enough, sharing your heart takes courage
And guess what. It’s totally worth it
One real bar beats ten fake verses
One real you beats thirty fake versions
Honesty’s a pool. Someone’s gotta be the first in
So why not take the leap? Kermit
Others might take your lead
The person we be on the surface can weaken or nourish
And truth is the juice. Gotta squeeze it and serve it up

We need the real you
We need the real you
We need the real you
And nothing else will do
No, no
We need the real you
We need the real you
We need the real you
And nothing else will do

I read a message on the wall of a stall once
Dude wrote, When I keep it real then they all run
If I want a friend then I feel like I gotta front
Sounds awful, bruh. Wish I could offer some
Expert advice on the topic like a doctor does
We’d get Ph-deep in it a chop it up
I’m not a solve-it-quick columnist all I got is this
With our knowledge of the problem we can make stop with us
So you be a safe place for others
Regardless of traditions, shapes, tastes or colours
I believe we were made great and our suffering
Aids us in discovering gateways to each other
Yeah, and listening leads to knowing
Admitting we’re needy leads to permission to cease the posing
Our similar genes and coding are hints of the peace and hope
In the distance. I clean my robe in a river of hemoglobin
And I keep it goin’

We need the real you
We need the real you
We need the real you
And nothing else will do
No, no
We need the real you
We need the real you
We need the real you
And nothing else will do

We need the real you
We need the real you
We need the real you
And nothing else will do
No, no
We need the real you
We need the real you
We need the real you
And nothing else will do